Bikoro is a
market town in
Équateur Province in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, lying on
Lake Tumba
Lake Tumba (or Ntomba) is a shallow lake in northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the Bikoro Territory of the Province of Équateur.
The lake covers about depending on the season, connected via the Irebu channel with t ...
, south of
Mbandaka.
It is the administrative center of
Bikoro Territory
Bikoro Territory is an administrative area in Équateur District of Équateur province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The headquarters is the town of Bikoro. The territory lies to the south of the provincial capital of Mbandaka. It is ...
.
In 2012, the estimated population was 7,426.
Bikoro was the
episcopal see of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bikoro (which started as a
mission sui iuris in 1931) until its suppression in 1975.
In 2018, Bikoro was affected by an outbreak of
Ebola virus disease
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after becom ...
, the ninth in the DRC's history.
Trivia
There is an airfield called Bikoro Airport found in official registers with the ICAO-Code FZBC. Bikoro never had an airport as various old maps and aeronautical charts confirm. It is instead served by the airfield of
Yembe-Moke (FZEM) located 7 miles north-east of the town.
Additionally, the third letter "B" in the code indicates that the airport is located the former province of Bandundu. Bikoro is located in the former province of Equateur. It is therefore assumed that FZBC is actually the ICAO code intended for
Bokoro airport
Bokoro Airport is a public use airport located near Bokoro, Hadjer-Lamis, Chad.
See also
*List of airports in Chad
This is a list of airports in Chad, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Chad, officially known as the Republic of Chad ( ...
that has been wrongly assigned due to a spelling error.
References
Populated places in the province of Équateur
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